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New Harvard antisemitism task force under fire for controversial co-chair

Professor Derek Penslar, the co-lead of the task force, was dismissive of the focus on campus antisemitism in op-ed published after Oct. 7

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Harvard Yard during finals week, December 13, 2023 in Cambridge, Mass.

Following the resignation of former Harvard President Claudine Gay earlier this month, Jewish students and allies called for the university’s new leadership to get more serious about cracking down on the antisemitism they say has dramatically increased on the...

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